Spread your wings and fly, up there in the sky. Leave us old ones behind, no more our lives entwined. Go boldly from the nest, an unbound life the quest. The parting bittersweet, as surly bonds retreat. Go and climb the summit, the big sky has no limit, We knowContinue reading “Fly”
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Hitler’s Mercedes?
In 1955 a Mercedes-Benz 770 purported to have belonged to Adolph Hitler toured Montana. As a 10-year-old I saw it in Glasgow. I remember it being inside a tractor trailer rig. The space was cramped, so I didn’t get much of a look. I was curious and just starting to learn about Hitler andContinue reading “Hitler’s Mercedes?”
Dachau
Work will make you free, the sign above the gate, but on the inside, there was nothing but the hate. Because it was the first, it remains forever cursed, though it was not the worst, it fed the Nazi thirst. Silent, still and somber, the trees don’t even sway, is it anyContinue reading “Dachau”
Leona DeLay’s First Marriage
Leona married Calvin Stockton in 1905. They had two children, Belle and De. They lived in Anadarko, Oklahoma until the marriage fell apart about 1914. Loney told some of the story to cousin Dayla. Grandma Loney told me some stories about her time in Anadarko. She was married to the Stockton guy. And she hadContinue reading “Leona DeLay’s First Marriage”
The Girl From The Ozarks
By Myranda Belle DeLay Covey I was born in Centerville Iowa, February 7-1892. I remember very little about Iowa, as we traveled by covered wagon to the Ozark Mountains in MO. when I was 4 years old. I remember that my 1 sister and 3 brothers and me were hurried to the neighbor’s house toContinue reading “The Girl From The Ozarks”
“Rattlesnake” Sykes
Found this great old poem by a Montana pioneer who got bitten by a Rattlesnake (twice). I copied it and put it on his findagrave memorial. At some point in his life as a cowboy, Harry Sykes was bitten twice by a Rattlesnake. It was nip and tuck getting him to Glasgow for treatment. ThenContinue reading ““Rattlesnake” Sykes”
Highway to Lonesome
Across the broad desert, mountains and plains, a blacktop road that’s only two lanes. Nobody lives there, there’s nuthin’ to do, just lonesome travelers a-passin’ on through. The coyote howls his lonely refrain, nobody else is there to complain. The gas station burned down decades ago, the ruins stand out inContinue reading “Highway to Lonesome”
Liz
Electric blue dress and piercing blue eyes, say she is not just one of the guys. The cowards just cower when Liz takes the stage, While sending that Tangerine Tyrant into a rage. Electric blue dress and piercing blue eyes, she don’t put up with none of their lies. The syncopates whoContinue reading “Liz”
Covey Family History
THE LOVE STORY OF EDGAR BROWN COVEY & MYRANDA BELLE DELAY STARTED IN 1909 & ENDED IN 1960 AT THE DEATH OF ED BUT THEIR LOVE LIVES ON ED AND BELLE MET WHEN HE WORKED AS A RANCH HAND FOR BB DELAY, BELLE’S FATHER THEY MARRIED AND HAD 10 CHILDREN THE FOLLOWING IS THE LIFEContinue reading “Covey Family History”
Super Rat
From Barstow to Vegas to the New Jersey Barrens, through mountains and deserts and rocky environs. Skimming the sand like a wiggly Sidewinder, stand on the pegs if you need a reminder. A Hodaka Hundred will get the job done, smoking those big bikes, mostly for fun. It’s light and its nimble,Continue reading “Super Rat”
Outlaws, Outrages and Outright Lies 